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MGM Resorts recognizes wounded veterans with free trip to Las Vegas

U.S. Army Capt. Luis Avila, who was injured in Afghanistan, moves with a procession Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, during the United Service Organizations' Salute to the Troops event hosted by MGM Resorts International.

As dozens of wounded military veterans made their way down a hallway at the Mirage, onlookers waved small American flags and held up signs. The signs — most featuring red, white and blue lettering — relayed messages such as “Thank you” and “We love our vets.”

9 November 2021
By Bryan Horwath

MGM planning to sell Mirage resort operations

An exterior view of the Mirage Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015.

MGM Resorts International has announced plans to sell the casino and resort operations of the Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip. In a letter to MGM employees dated ...

3 November 2021
By Bryan Horwath

When Las Vegas casinos see green today, it’s more than just money

Workers Rigoberto Nieto-Gutierrez, left, and Angelica Aguilar fish out plastic bottles, cans and other recyclables from trash at the Caesars Palace recycling dock Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021.

At a loading dock in the bowels of Caesars Palace, workers sift through bags of trash as they look for recyclable items. Crews work around the clock fishing out plastic bottles, cans and other recyclables from ...

2 November 2021
By Bryan Horwath

Las Vegas hotel room rates highest since onset of pandemic

A view looking northbound on the Las Vegas Strip from Tropicana Avenue Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.

Average daily hotel room rates in Las Vegas reached their highest point in September since the start of the pandemic, according to a report from the ...

27 October 2021
By Bryan Horwath

Casinos report winnings as Nevada tourists and events return

Strip casinos are viewed at sunset from the outdoor patio of the Legacy Club, a rooftop lounge, at Circa in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020.

Tourists are returning, events are expanding and a wave of wagering is washing over Nevada, where a September casino winnings report showed ...

27 October 2021
By Ken Ritter, Associated Press

New Jersey has its first $1 billion month in sports betting

In this Sept. 9, 2018, photo, customers watch sports on a giant screen at the sports book of the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, N.J.

New Jersey's sports betting industry became the first in the United States to take in more than a billion dollars' worth of bets in a single month, in September, as football season sent more gamblers to sports books and, crucially, their phones, according to figures released Monday. Figures from the ...

18 October 2021
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Caesars Entertainment, Spiegelworld ink $75M theaters deal

"The Gazillionaire,” left, a character from the Spiegelworld show "Absinthe," joins in a toast with Anthony Carano, center, president/COO of Caesars Entertainment, and Ross Mollison, founder of Spiegelworld, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. Caesars Entertainment and Spiegelworld announced a nearly $75 million deal to create new live theater projects at casinos in Las Vegas, Atlantic City and New Orleans.

Caesars Entertainment and the company that produces the show “Absinthe” in Las Vegas are teaming up on theater and dining projects in three states that will cost nearly $75 million. Caesars ...

14 October 2021
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

California developer acquires Tahoe Biltmore for $56.8M

A California developer has acquired the 75-year-old Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino at Crystal Bay along the California-Nevada line on the north shore of ...

12 October 2021
Associated Press

New resort planned for old Riviera property on north Strip

Cleanup continues at the Riviera site on Las Vegas Boulevard South Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016.

A Chilean businessman has reached an agreement to buy 10 acres of Strip-facing land that formerly housed the Riviera from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. The land, which will be sold for $120 million, is expected to be used for a new resort, according to the agreement. Located southwest of ...

12 October 2021
By Bryan Horwath

Togliatti appointed to Gaming Commission as 1st female chair

Chief Judge Jennifer Togliatti makes remarks during the dedication of the Amanda Aragon Memorial Garden at Grant Sawyer Middle School, May, 27, 2011. Amanda was killed while walking to school in 2005.

Gov. Steve Sisolak appointed former Judge Jennifer Togliatti and state Sen. Ben Kieckhefer to the Nevada Gaming Commission on Friday, in a move that will give the powerful five-member ...

8 October 2021
Associated Press

Cashless gambling technologies grab industry’s attention, but will players buy in?

Rachelle Rabago, IGT director of casino systems product management, demonstrates cashless gaming technology as she transfers money from an IGT Pay resort wallet on a smartphone to a video slot machine during the Global Gaming Expo at the Venetian Expo, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021.

At this week’s Global Gaming Expo, cashless gambling is a hot topic. Companies are showing off their latest payment technologies, and London-based International Game Technology’s cashless casino management system was recognized as …

8 October 2021
By Bryan Horwath

Global Gaming Expo returns, masked and vaccinated, to Las Vegas

Levi Elliott, left, a technician with Longhorn Amusement, tries out a new slot machine game during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) at the Sands Expo Center Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021.

Casino industry leaders and vendors riding a resurgence of gambling following coronavirus closures are gathering in-person for an annual conference this week in Las Vegas — amid strict coronavirus mask and vaccination rules — after meeting virtually a year ago. “We are thrilled to ...

6 October 2021
By Ken Ritter, Associated Press

New restaurant at Harrah’s will bring a taste of Louisiana to the Strip

An exterior view of Harrah's on the Las Vegas Strip Dec. 26, 2017.

Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux is set to open a restaurant inside Harrah's in early 2022. This will be the first West Coast location for the Baton Rouge-based chain of ...

1 October 2021
By Timothy Boone, The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La. (TNS)

Nevada casino winnings show return to pre-pandemic levels

A plane takes off from McCarran International Airport, now Harry Reid International, near the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021.

Nevada casinos continued a hot streak in August, recording $1 billion-plus in house winnings for the sixth straight month as gambling statewide continues a return to pre-pandemic levels, state regulators reported Thursday. The Nevada Gaming Control Board said casinos reported taking in almost $1.17 billion in August, following ...

30 September 2021
By Ken Ritter, Associated Press

Man hits $1 million jackpot at Las Vegas Strip resort

An exterior view of the Venetian in Las Vegas,Tuesday, March 17, 2020.

A gambler at the Venetian won over $1 million Tuesday while playing Ultimate Texas Hold’em, according to a news release. The player, a guest at the Strip resort, hit the ...

23 September 2021
By Bryan Horwath
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